A corrupt and brutal L.A. detective runs an elite squad by his own rules in a neighborhood ravaged by drugs and gangs. Unusually gritty and graphically violent, but seldom less than riveting, 'The Shield' gets its biggest jolt from the breakout performance by Michael Chiklis as the complex and volatile Vic Mackey. The drama made Emmy history when he won (more…)A corrupt and brutal L.A. detective runs an elite squad by his own rules in a neighborhood ravaged by drugs and gangs. Unusually gritty and graphically violent, but seldom less than riveting, 'The Shield' gets its biggest jolt from the breakout performance by Michael Chiklis as the complex and volatile Vic Mackey. The drama made Emmy history when he won for Lead Actor in a Drama in 2002, the first such win for a basic-cable series.

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Season 6, Episode 6 Chasing Ghosts

First Aired: May 8, 2007

After learning that Guardo didn't kill Lem, Vic first turns his suspicions toward Antwon (Anthony Anderson), then closer to home. Elsewhere, Guardo's girlfriend (Lela Loren) tells her story to Dutch while Vic finds a way to use the murder of a politician's daughter to his advantage; Tina returns to the Barn, and Dutch notices that she notices Hiatt; and Vic's daughter Cassidy (Autumn Chiklis) meets her new stepbrother. She's not happy about it.

Premise: A corrupt and brutal L.A. detective runs an elite squad by his own rules in a neighborhood ravaged by drugs and gangs. Unusually gritty and graphically violent, but seldom less than riveting, 'The Shield' gets its biggest jolt from the breakout performance…
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